This twisted holiday has evolved over hundreds of years, and it will probably be different hundreds of years from now. This year is just a pin in time, and who is to say it is the end? Regardless, we hope Halloween doesn’t get much worse, because we don’t see it as a healthy thing. So, if you do celebrate, celebrate sensibly.

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